Operation Herrick Order of Battle - Ground Forces - Helmand - Previous Deployments

Previous Deployments

  • Operation Herrick IV (May–November 2006)
    • HQ, 16 Air Assault Brigade
      • Household Cavalry Regiment - 1 sqn
      • 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • Elements of 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
      • 216 Signal Squadron
      • 7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - 1 bty
      • 9th Regiment, Army Air Corps
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty
      • 39 Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 29 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 13 (Air Assault) Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 16 Close Support Medical Regiment
      • 5th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Battery (STA)
  • Operation Herrick V (November 2006-April 2007)
    • HQ, 3 Commando Brigade
      • The Light Dragoons - 1 sqn
      • 45 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 42 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty of UAVs
      • 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 9th Regiment, Army Air Corps
      • 28 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 59 Independent Commando Squadron, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • Commando Logistic Regiment
      • 27 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 29 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 22 Field Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps
  • Operation Herrick VI (April–October 2007)
    • HQ, 12 Mechanised Brigade
      • The Light Dragoons
      • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment - 1 Sqn
      • 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
      • 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot)*
      • 19th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty of UAVs
      • 39th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Troop of MLRS
      • 3rd Regiment, Army Air Corps
      • 9th Regiment, Army Air Corps
      • 26 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 4 Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 4 General Support Medical Regiment
      • 212 Field Hospital (V), Royal Army Medical Corps

In February 2007, it was announced that an additional 1,400 troops would be deployed to Afghanistan, primarily formed as a battlegroup around a light infantry battalion, the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
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  • Operation Herrick VII (October 2007-April 2008)
    • HQ 52 Infantry Brigade
      • The Household Cavalry Regiment - 1 sqn
      • 40 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
      • 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (Green Howards)
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
      • 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty of UAVs
      • 39th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Troop of MLRS
      • 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 27 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 5 General Support Medical Regiment
      • 1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 101 Provost Company, Royal Military Police
  • Operation Herrick VIII (April–October 2008)
    • HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade
      • The Household Cavalry Regiment - 1 sqn
      • A Sqn The Queens Royal Lancers
      • The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
      • 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • 7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty of UAVs
      • 39th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Troop of MLRS
      • 23 (Air Assault) Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 13 (Air Assault) Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 6 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 16 Close Support Medical Regiment
      • 7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

  • Operation Herrick IX (October 2008-April 2009)
    • HQ 3 Commando Brigade
      • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards - 1 sqn
      • 42 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 45 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 1st Battalion, The Rifles
      • 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 1 Armoured Infantry company group
      • 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - Theatre Reserve Battalion deployment
      • 29 (Commando) Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty of UAVs
      • 39th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Troop of MLRS
      • 24 (Commando) Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 77 Armoured Engineer Squadron, 35 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines
      • 3rd Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Operation Herrick X (April–October 2009)
    • HQ 19 Light Brigade
      • The Light Dragoons
      • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment - 1 Sqn
      • 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards
      • The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters)
      • 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
      • 40 Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty of UAVs
      • 39th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Troop of MLRS
      • 38 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 19 Combat Service Support Battalion
      • 4th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 2 Medical Regiment
      • 5th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Battery (STA)
      • NORMANDY Coy, 4th (V) Battalion, The Mercian Regiment

  • Operation Herrick XI (October 2009-April 2010)
    • HQ 11 Light Brigade
      • The Household Cavalry Regiment
      • 1st Royal Tank Regiment - D Sqn
      • Elements of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
      • 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards
      • 3rd Battalion, The Rifles
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
      • 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th & 33rd/76th Foot) (Green Howards)
      • 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
      • 28 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 104 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
      • 261 Signals Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals
      • 1 Battery from 5th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • Elements of 256 (City of London) Field Hospital (V)

In October 2009, the total force was increased to 9,000 personnel with the addition of several other units:

  • 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
  • 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment - 3 coy
  • 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire & Border) - 1 coy
  • 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland - 1 coy
  • Operation Herrick XII (April 2010-October 2010)
    • HQ 4 Mechanized Brigade
      • 206 Signal Squadron Royal Signals
      • Royal Dragoon Guards - 1 sqn
      • Queen's Royal Lancers - 1 sqn
      • 40 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
      • The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
      • 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire)
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
      • 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
      • 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 3 Medical Regiment
      • 34 Field Hospital
      • 1st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 101st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • Theatre Logistics Group - 6,8,12 AND 159 Regiments (Royal Logistic Corps)
  • Operation Herrick XIII (October 2010-April 2011)
    • HQ, 16 Air Assault Brigade
      • 216 Parachute Signal Squadron
      • Household Cavalry Regiment - 1 Sqn
      • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment - 3 Sqn, HQ Elements
      • 1st Battalion, Irish Guards
      • The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
      • 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • Elements of 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
      • Elements of 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
      • 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Z Battery STA
      • 7th (Parachute) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
      • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 bty of UAVs
      • 39th Regiment Royal Artillery - 1 Troop of MLRS
      • 23 (Air Assault) Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 170 (Infra Sp) Engineer Group, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • 13 (Air Assault) Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 6 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 16 Close Support Medical Regiment
      • 7th Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Operation Herrick XIV (April–October 2011)
    • HQ 3 Commando Brigade
      • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
      • The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales')
      • 30 Commando (IX), Royal Marines
      • 42 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 45 Commando, Royal Marines
      • 1st Battalion, The Rifles
      • The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 3rd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Staffords)
      • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
      • 29 (Commando) Regiment, Royal Artillery
      • 53 (Louisburg) Battery RA
      • 24 (Commando) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers,
      • 32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 33 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Engineers
      • Elements of 11 EOD Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Royal Logistic Corps
      • Commando Logistic Regiment, Royal Marines
      • 2 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Operation Herrick XV (October 2011-April 2012)
    • HQ 20th Armoured Brigade
      • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
      • The Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
      • The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
      • 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
      • 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters & Foresters)
      • 2nd Battalion, The Rifles
      • 5th Battalion, The Rifles
      • 35 Engineer Regiment, Corps of Royal Engineers+ 11 Fd Sqn 38 Engr Regt
      • 1 Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 1 Medical Regiment
      • 3 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
      • 110 Provost Company
      • Elements 33 Engineer Regiment(EOD)
      • Elements 170 Infra Sp Engr Gp Royal Engineers
  • Operation Herrick XVI (April 2012-October 2012)
    • HQ 12 Mechanized Brigade
      • The King's Royal Hussars.
      • The Light Dragoons.
      • 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards.
      • 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards.
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment.
      • 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (Duke of Wellington's).
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
      • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles.
      • 3rd Battalion, The Rifles.
      • 4 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
      • 1st Royal Tank Regiment.
      • 19th Regiment Royal Artillery.
      • 26 Regiment, Royal Engineers.
      • 16 Regiment, Royal Signals.
      • 4 Logistic Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps.
      • 10 The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment.
      • 4 Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps.
      • 228 Signals Squadron.
      • 174 Provost Company, Royal Military Police.
  • Operation Herrick XVII (October 2012-April 2013)
    • HQ 4 Mechanized Brigade
      • The Royal Dragoon Guards
      • 40 Commando Royal Marines
      • The Queen's Royal Lancers
      • 1st Battalion, Scots Guards
      • The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
      • 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
      • 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire)
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
      • 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery
      • 93 (Le Cateau) Battery 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery
      • 21 Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 7 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
      • 12 Logistic Support Regiment
      • 3 Medical Regiment
      • 1st Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
      • 150 Provost Company, Royal Military Police

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